Warrawee Substation - Review of Environmental Factors

Scientific Name Common NameTSC/FMActEPBC Act Habitat Association Nature of Record Likelihood ofoccurrencePotential for impactsSydney Basinand South EastCornerbioregionsvariable species composition.Shale-sandstoneTransitionForestEEC EEC Occurs on the edges of the Cumberland Plain where clay soilson shale intergrade with sandstone soils, or where shale capsoverlay sandstone.Species composition variable depending on soil influences.Dominant tree species include Eucalyptus tereticornis, E.punctata, E. globoidea, E. eugenioides, E. fibrosa and E. crebra.Areas with a low sandstone influence have an understoreycloser to Cumberland Plain Woodland.Mapped asoccurring within10km (Tozer et al2010)Does not occur.Nil.Swamp OakFloodplainforest of theNSW NorthCoast, Sydneybasin and SouthEast CornerBioregionsEEC - Typically occurs below 20m asl on waterlogged or periodicallyinundated flats, drainage lines, lake margins and estuarinefringes on coastal floodplains of NSW. Associated with greyblackclay-loams and sandy loams, saline or sub-salinegroundwater.Structure variable from open forests to scrubs or reedlandswith scattered trees. Canopy dominated by Casuarina glauca(north of Bermagui) or Melaleuca ericifolia (south ofBermagui). Understorey characterised by frequent occurrencesof vines, a sparse cover of shrubs, and a continuousgroundcover of forbs, sedges, grasses and leaf litter.Mapped asoccurring within10km (Tozer et al2010)Does not occur.Nil.SwampSclerophyllforest onCoastalEEC - Usually occurs below 20m asl (sometimes up to 50m).Associated with humic clay loams and sandy loams, onwaterlogged or periodically inundated alluvial flats and drainagelines associated with coastal floodplains.Mapped asoccurring within10km (Tozer et al2010)Does not occur.Nil.